Senior Data Scientist

Summary

The job description is for a Senior Data Scientist position at Reddit's Data Science Team. The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to help drive the success of key product areas, leading and contributing to defining product strategy through various analytical methods, and serving as a thought-partner for product managers and leadership. The job is remote-friendly.

Requirements

• Relevant experiences in quantitative or data science roles, preferably for a consumer-facing service/app, ads monetization, safety etc
• Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Economics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields (If M.S. or Bachelors degree, a minimum of 4+ years of industry data science experience required; If PhD degree, a minimum of 2+ years of industry data science experience required)
• Familiar with statistical analysis, programming languages (e.g., R / Python) and querying relational databases (e.g., SQL)
• Deep understanding of online experimentation and causal inference
• Comfortable in innovative and fast-paced environments, and an innate ability to bias toward action
• Strong technical communication and demonstrated ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences alike
• Able to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems

Responsibilities

• Be actively involved in all phases of product development, including but not limited to, ideation, exploratory analysis, opportunity sizing, metrics design, offline modeling, experimentation and decision-making, post-launch monitoring/measurements etc
• Serve as a thought-partner for product managers, engineering managers and leadership from your respective product domain, communicating and shaping the roadmap and strategy for Reddit by identifying actionable and impactful insights through deep-dive analyses and analytics insights

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health benefits
• 401k Matching
• Workspace benefits for your home office
• Personal & Professional development funds
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Vacation (please use them!)
• Reddit Global Days Off
• 4+ months paid Parental Leave
• Paid Volunteer time off